go off the handle



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go off the handle

To become uncontrollably angry; to lose control of one's temper. It's a shame the candidate allowed himself to go off the handle like that during the debate, as it undermines a lot of the really solid arguments he'd been making up to that point. I know you're upset, but there's no point going off the handle like that. It was just an honest mistake.
See also: handle, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mariyamah-REE-yah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
PiarasPEE-a-rusIrish
CesareCHE-zah-reItalian
Lujza-Hungarian
Orly-Hebrew
Nerissa-Literature